Project 02 - European Union

Context

Following the assessment of the needs of and based on discussions with the countries, this project is aimed at building capacity to identify and respond to threats from chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear substances.

Objectives

Training of staff in international procedures and standards to build capacities for identifying and responding to threats from chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear substances.

Project duration: 1 Jan 2013 - 31 Mar 2015
Project locations: Bosnia and Herzegovina
Croatia
Indonesia
Malaysia
Montenegro
North Macedonia
Philippines
Serbia
Thailand

CBRN areas

First response
Safety and security

CBRN categories

Chemical
Biological
Radiological
Nuclear

Funding

- Funding programme
Instrument contributing to Stability and Peace (IcSP) (2014/2020)

Stakeholders

Coordinators

European Commission

European Union External Action Service (EEAS)

Website: https://eeas.europa.eu/headquarters/headquarters-homepage_en

United Nations Interregional Crime and Justice Research Institute (UNICRI)

Website: http://www.unicri.it/

Participants

The European CBRNE Centre at Umea University, Sweden (UMU)

Website: https://www.umu.se/en/european-cbrne-centre/

Totalförsvarets forskningsinstitut (Swedish Defence Research Agency) (FOI)

Website: https://www.foi.se/en/foi.html

* This project is part of a pre-existing EU activity in the regions and has not resulted from the submission of a CoE project proposal. Due to the different origin of the project, not all countries involved are CoE partner countries.

** This designation is without prejudice to positions on status, and is in line with UNSCR 1244/1999 and the ICJ Opinion on the Kosovo declaration of independence.

*** This designation shall not be construed as recognition of a State of Palestine and is without prejudice to the individual positions of the Member States on this issue.